Alliance City Council meeting of Jan. 13

Alliance City Council approved a resolution urging the Ohio Department of Transportation to fund the expansion of the Route 30 expressway to Route 11 in Columbiana County.

Chelsea Weikart Shar IndeOnline.com correspondent

Monday meeting

KEY ACTION Approved a resolution urging the Ohio Department of Transportation to fund the expansion of the Route 30 expressway to Route 11 in Columbiana County. The project has been in limbo for several years due to lack of money to pay for it. The project is estimated to cost about $900 million.

• Approved the hire of two prosecutors for the city prosecutor's office. Michael Roth, former prosecutor for Minerva, will take over criminal cases and William Morris will take over civil cases.

• A workshop was scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Tuesday before council's regular meeting in council chambers. The meeting will address the public's questions or concerns on the abandoned housing register brought to council by Councilwoman Julie Jakmides. The ordinance would require mortgage companies to register houses that are foreclosed on or abandoned. According to a previous report from The Repository, the property owner would have to pay a registration fee of $100 for houses and $250 for commercial properties. According to Jakmides, the money collected will go toward maintaining the property.

• Safety Service Director John Gross announced that the Centers for Disease Control approved the water fluoridation process for another year, commending Alliance for its process.

• Police officer Kevin Moore presented to council a U.S. flag flown over Afghanistan on a B1B bomber July 4, 2013, and Sept. 11, 2013, in honor of the city. He also gave two military challenge coins to Police Chief Scott Griffith in thanks for the department's support. Moore presented his gifts since he recently returned from a deployment as a Chief Master Sgt. in the Air Force.

UP NEXT Meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Municipal Court, 470 E. Market St.